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Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
5:02 pm	long summer As the title might imply, it was a long summer. I worked like crazy through all of it, which is both ideal and not ideal at the same time. I barely saw anybody. I'm starting to get tired of being alone and having no time to look for someone. I guess I could try harder, but I'm just so tired sometimes... Anyway, I didn't have the internet at home anymore. My parents decided it was an unnecessary cost. That's something I really like about living on campus. The internet speed is really great and no one is going to take it away from me. :-) I'm really tired... can't seem to stop napping lately. At least I had better wake up soon since I have to write a speech for my communications class tomorrow. Why do I need to communicate when I'm going to (hopefully) work in art? I do not know. Probably because it'll help me weasle better deals out of the patrons. Whoot. Current Mood: blah (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, May 19th, 2007
8:20 pm	A good end to the semester. An annoying start to the summer. Right now it's chilly & rainy, and my room is a mess. I hate living amongst clutter, even though I am a very messy person. It makes me crazy. Anyway, I don't really have much to say... No one has been updating on here for me to read, and I have been returning the favor. I watched the horserace today. Shame that Street Smart didn't win again. Every year I hope for a triple crown and every year I'm disappointed. Maybe sometime before I die. And I also turned 21 a few weeks ago. Go me! I haven't died for a full, legal time. 9 more years of life and I can legally run for president, although I can't think of a job I'd want less. Unless it was head of the CIA. That's probably gotta be pretty lousy, too. Seriously stressful. Current Mood: cold (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
2:49 am	since I apparently can't spell... I just noticed my last entry was entitled "food for though" instead of "food for thought". I guess I never really will learn, will I? I'm writing this to procrastinate from my studying. I have an exam at 9am tomorrow morning, and I'm all angsty about it. Still oddly calm, though. That feeling will pass soon, I'm sure. When it hits three and I realize I only have about 6 more hours (if that) until my doom, I'll get so suddenly nervous. Or maybe more around four-ish. I'm not sure. My contacts in that class are serious slackers. They went to bed at 11 and hadn't even finished studying!! All this crazy junk I'm supposed to learn and then forget... I tell ya! It's enough to make a girl crazy sometimes. Anyway, Alexandra is doing well. I got to see her this past week when I went home for spring break. It was glorious. I slept for hours and played with her and on the computer with barely a care for in the world. Then again, I probably should have been studying for this exam a little bit because then I wouldn't be cramming tonight, but what can you do? I'm a slacker for the most part. :-P After this, though, I won't be too worried. I have another serious exam on Friday, which I should be fearing as well. But I'm not... yet. Soon that will sink in as well. Classes are just crazy!! I'm thrilled that it's finally getting warmer out, though. I walked out of my class the other day and threw my arms out with a "hello spring!" attitude because I simply couldn't help myself. It was that nice. Soon I won't even have to wear a sweatshirt to class. Huzzah! Anyway, I'm out like trout. Got to get back to the books. *sigh* Current Mood: indifferent Current Music: sleeping roommate (Comment on this)
Monday, March 5th, 2007
2:02 am	Food for though I was having a rough day when I last wrote. Nothing like a "poor you" note to put me back to my senses and realize that CLEARLY there's nothing on lj that's to blame for any of my crap. No need to be whiny about it without any explanations. I've mostly abandoned this place because I keep forgetting about it, and then it seems like too much effort to update. Things are really going pretty well in my life right now. No worries. I'm a little stressed because the classes I'm taking are draining the life out of me. Like... sell my soul for an A. Ha! Oh well. Such is life for the college junior. In a few years I'll be out and teaching, and this will all have been worth it. :-) Hope all is well out in cyberland! Current Mood: hopeful (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
9:17 pm	I hate you for making me forget you're here!! Then I remember and feel guilty. I guess I have nothing to say... semester is going well. No one reads this anyway. Whatever. Current Mood: aggravated (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, November 27th, 2006
9:45 pm	such a cop-out entry... You are The Lovers Motive, power, and action, arising from Inspiration and Impulse. The Lovers represents intuition and inspiration. Very often a choice needs to be made. Originally, this card was called just LOVE. And that's actually more apt than "Lovers." Love follows in this sequence of growth and maturity. And, coming after the Emperor, who is about control, it is a radical change in perspective. LOVE is a force that makes you choose and decide for reasons you often can't understand; it makes you surrender control to a higher power. And that is what this card is all about. Finding something or someone who is so much a part of yourself, so perfectly attuned to you and you to them, that you cannot, dare not resist. This card indicates that the you have or will come across a person, career, challenge or thing that you will fall in love with. You will know instinctively that you must have this, even if it means diverging from your chosen path. No matter the difficulties, without it you will never be complete. What Tarot Card are You? Take the Test to Find Out. (Comment on this)
Monday, November 6th, 2006
1:14 pm	Well, I think it's been a while There really is probably a lot more to tell than I'm going to mention, but I can't remember it at the moment. Let's see... I've been busy with exams and papers. I've had general issues (nothing major) with several of my friends. I can't think why I'm being such a bitch this semester, but I'm pretty sure it's me and not them. Or mostly me. At least we seem to be okay right now. All things are going well with the roommate. She's pretty spectacular to live with, and I think we're going to live together again next year. We shall see... there's until March (I think) to decide that. Sign ups are probably that month. Maybe April. I forget. It was Katie's birthday the other day. That was nice. She's a good kid, with a boyfriend that I've never really cared for. I've known him for years and they just started dating. It seems to have made a HUGE change in him, though, and I suspect that he really likes her. So he's been a thousand times better. Good for her, says I. My roommate still appears to have the sleeping sickness. It's 1:13 on a Monday and she's still sleeping. Poor girl, to be so tired. Current Mood: hungry (Comment on this)
Sunday, October 29th, 2006
7:06 pm	Procrastination, whoot whoot! I should be studying for the literature exam I have tomorrow, but I don't think I want to. I miss Allie. She always made studying more fun in high school. It is SO UNFAIR that they don't allow pets in the dorms. What the heck kind of comfort is Goldie going to give me when I'm stressed? He's probably going to die during finals week, just to prove my point. I wonder how long goldfish last. Roomie has been feeling ill. It's quite sad. I hope she feels better soon. Okay, I've wasted enough time. I'm really going to try and buckle down this time. Happy fall back, everyone!! Current Mood: stressed Current Music: sugarcult: saying goodbye (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, October 26th, 2006
2:00 am	Eek! So many exams!! So many papers!! I think I've been watching my life flash before my eyes on a daily basis. On the plus side, I'm not bored. Current Mood: busy (Comment on this)
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
3:07 pm	There's a way that you move me I have sore throat that I'm battling valiently with cough drops. It hasn't quite evolved into anything too bad yet, but I'm nervous. I can't tolerate sore throats well. They drive me nuts. I'd much rather cough. Then again, I know some people who are the other way around. We'll see... I've had several sore throat starts that were headed off by proper application of cough drops. Mmm, cherry menthol! I'm also trying to drink some really hot tea. My mouth protests a little, but I'm trying not to listen. I think I would pick a burned mouth over a sore throat, even. It's an orange pekoe and black tea mixture with some sugar. Very nice, indeed! I am a really big advocate of tea lately. I'm hoping that it will help me to stop snacking on junk in my room. So far it works when I'm drinking tea, but when I'm not it doesn't help. Then again, I cut back from four or so cups of tea a night (it was on sale in bulk) to one. I should invest in some decaf tea, because four cups of black tea or Earl Grey really aren't ideal when one is trying to sleep. That's the whole reason I cut back. I should also steal a salt shaker from the Hill to fulfill my salt cravings. My roommate has it worse than I do, though. She keeps searching for something salty to fill her cravings every night. At least the potato chips always do it for me. The interested boy finally made his choice. I had been really off-putting because I decided I didn't like him. He kept trying. He finally gave up. I don't appreciate being treated like I'm stupid (or know less than him) on subject that I really know a great deal about. Like history. And if you don't know anything about computers, don't shoulder me out of the way to try and fix mine. You don't fool me. I could pick random options, too. He's a perfectly nice friend, and I'm sure we'll stay that way now that he has another outlet for his sexual advances. Thank goodness. I was starting to become really bitchy towards him. I have SO MUCH work to do today, but I feel pretty good about everything. Current Mood: calm Current Music: Something truly amazing (ask about it!) (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, October 20th, 2006
4:37 pm	Loooong weekend to look foward to My friend swore up/down/left/right/center that he was going to come visit this weekend. But he can't the punk! He suddenly called me to tell me that he was going to be out of state. And here I was planning on having my first visitor in three years. I'll make him come visit some other weekend. And he has to take me to build-a-bear. He promised to do it to make up for ditching me. I don't even much like build-a-bear (too expensive!) but they do have really cute animals... Roomie is gone til Sunday. This room is going to be SO LONELY! Let's hope I don't go crazy, shall we? It would be simply wasted on the poor goldfish. Current Mood: blah Current Music: Bonnie Tyler: Holding Out for a Hero (Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
5:03 pm	characterize THIS! Nothing doing. Everything seems fine, and that's the way I like it! Current Mood: happy (Comment on this)
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
2:46 pm	an update once more I've been sick with a terribly yucky sinus infection. This has led me to sleep through several of my classes lately (not good!). I've been in an all-around bad mood, too. Bah! For the most part, I'm just doin' what I'm doin'. I have faith that everything will be fine in the end, but I worry that a quiz or two might be sneaking up on me (because of the missed classes). I wish they'd just put such things on the syllabus so I could wait until the last minute legitimately. Dammit! Current Mood: blah (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
3:29 pm	Did anyone else love the live-action Cinderella? I'm as mild and as meek as a mouse When I hear a command I obey. But I know of a spot in my house where no one can stand in my way. In my own little corner in my own little chair I can be whatever I want to be. On the wings of my fancy I can fly anywhere and the world will open its arms to me. I'm a young Norwegian princess or a milkmaid I'm the greatest prima donna in Milan I'm an heiress who has always had her silk made By her own flock of silkworms in Japan I'm a girl men go mad for love's a game I can play with cool and confident kind of air. Just as long as I stay in my own little corner All alone in my own little chair. I can be whatever I want to be. I'm a slave from Calcutta I'm a queen in Peru. I'm a mermaid dancing upon the sea I'm a huntress on an African safari.. it's a dangerous type of sport and yet it's fun In the night I sally forth to seek my quarry And I find I forgot to bring my gun. I am lost in the jungle all alone and unarmed when I meet a lioness in her lair Then I'm glad to be back in my own little corner, All alone in my own little chair. Current Mood: bored (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
9:13 pm	I really shouldn't, but I can't help it I'm so far behind in my reading, but I watched Mulan anyway. I love that movie. I actually love lots of disney movies. They're so cheery. When life refuses to do what I want and when my mind refuses to let me feel good, cheerful books and movies are a respite from my blah-ness. That being said, I know they're very silly. But sometimes silliness is really all that we need to help us put things in perspective. My favorite song from Disney is "I'll Make A Man Out of You." You should all listen to it... now! Current Mood: peaceful Current Music: Mulan: I'll Make A Man Out of You (Comment on this)
Monday, October 9th, 2006
11:48 pm	Just another manic monday It has been a rather dull day. Sometimes I wish interesting things happened to me. Schisms, feuds, vengence sought. I really belong in a mystery novel where I can live a life of intrigue and cunning. However, I'm stuck in a life of boring literature. The closest I get to solving something fascinating is talking about water imagery in Beloved. And that's far from fulfilling. Maybe I should really make an enemy or aquire a maniac to follow me around and make attempts on my life. Then at least I'd have something to write about. Oh man. I know that's not really an ideal situation (or I assume so... that's why there are laws against such things as attempted murder). But it sure would be a ridiculous change of pace. On the upside, Goldie hasn't died. Hooray! Current Mood: contemplative Current Music: All American Rejects: Swing Swing (Comment on this)
Sunday, October 8th, 2006
6:34 pm	For shizzle Nice weekend. I went home to destress from all the craziness of exams and the like. I'm always glad to go home and I'm always glad to come back to school from home. So, basically, it's a win-win situation. Hung around a lot. I saw one of my friends who still lives nearby. Haven't seen her since before school started (obviously) but before that I hadn't seen her in ages. So I like to drop by and say hello when it occurs to me. Sadly, I'm a very forgetful person. So yeah. Dinner with my parents. My mommy made spinach and artichoke dip... yum! We had pita chips to eat it with. Ooh, so classy. My father went to sleep early last night so my she and I had a nice long chat about how things are going. She talked about my grandfather saying ridiculous things. He's really good at that. From what I understand, most older folks develop talent in that area. lol. Ah well, not much to report. Got to write a paper for English. *gag* You know, if I was smart I wouldn't take these classes. I know in advance that I hate writing papers. Current Mood: indescribable (Comment on this)
Thursday, October 5th, 2006
1:29 am	Well this was unexpected Gaaaaah! Life takes so much effort! On the plus side, I think I've been doing pretty decently on my exams. At least Bs. I approve of anything 84 and higher. So yay. But enough is enough. After my midterm on Friday I'm done for a while. Thank freaking god. Things are good here. Going home next weekend, I think! Can't wait to see mah family and destress!! Current Mood: aggravated Current Music: sweet, studying silence (Comment on this)
Monday, October 2nd, 2006
1:30 pm	Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana You know those days where you just wake up right? Feeling like everything is good in the world? I'm having one of those days and I couldn't tell you why. Had a fight with my friend last night right before I was supposed to go to sleep. Wound up being unable to sleep for a few hours. Woke up for my exam today feeling well-rested, untired, and in a generally good mood. We usually get over fights overnight by not discussing them. idk if that's the right way to do things, but it's how it goes. Neither of us really care to overanalyze things too much. I think I did very well on the exam. I cetainly am pleased with my paper grade. I feel like any good grades I get in here are things I really earn. And I got a B+ without having anyone revise my paper at all!! And he said I was really good at analyzing the book!!! I don't much care for the professor, but still... if he's hard to please, any praise feels well-earned. Also, late last night I suddenly realized that I'd forgotten to do my homework for one of my less fun classes. So I hurriedly did it. Got to class.... less than 50% of the class had done it, and it was a major part of the day's activities. I was pretty proud of myself. It's a good way to get on a professor's good side (only works in small schools with small classes, I suspect). I was glad I hadn't just ignored the stuff. Gave me the opportunity to feel almost smug when people had to borrow MY documents to analyze and answer the questions... and I got to make them wait until I was done with my own work. But I did loan them out because there's no need to actually be snide about such things. All in all, it looks like a nice start to a new week. More exams (gag) to come, so it can still go downhill fast. I just feel very productive since I've copied all the notes for class I've missed this semester. I missed a few because I wasn't feeling terribly well, and that amounts to a boatload of notes that I needed to copy. But I'm pretty much done with that. I have one more day worth of anthro notes to get because my friend didn't go to that class either. I have faith, though. It's not going to be a hard exam. No no no! Current Mood: accomplished Current Music: I write to the sound of a studying roommate (Comment on this)
Saturday, September 30th, 2006
7:56 pm	There was something very wrong with Capurnicus Had a lovely evening last night. My roommate seems to have been struck with African Sleeping Sickness and has been indisposed for the past several days. (Not really, I think that comes with a fever or death or something...) Anyway, I went out for Indian food with some girls from freshman year. I barely see them lately, so I'm all about spending time with them. We used to be very close and I hate that we grew apart now that we live in different dorms. We met up with some other people from freshman year. One was a boy we all hung out with daily. His door was always open so we'd hang in his room all the time. Sleep in his beanbag chair or on the floor. There was a falling out second semester because he dated one of the girls in our group and was apparently not a particularly satisfactory boyfriend. They broke up and she started dating one of his friends. None of us were particularly pleased about that, but he assumed we'd all side against him so he became very antisocial. Very tragic. We called his room the black hole and had spent a really inordinate amount of time in there. He moved to the other side of campus so that seemed to be the end of that. Lately I've seen him at the dining hall really often and he's been sitting with me most of the time. So we hung out with him and he played us really bizarre music. idk, it was really fun. I missed that. Maybe this is the start of another semester of somethingness there. I always felt bad about how the friendship ended. He's moving somewhere... I forget what country... to teach english when he graduates. Someplace in Africa, I think. He's trying to learn the language and I wished him good luck, bc I don't expect that's gonna be easy. Oh well. It seems like a nice start to the weekend. Lots of exams this upcoming week, though, so I ought to be spending most of my time studying for the rest of it. I did some today but couldn't seem to get into it. I'll do more once I'm done writing this. Which I guess is now, because I don't have much more to say, lol. Stupid classes. They interfere with my college experience! Current Mood: crazy Current Music: Bilge Pumps: Smuggler's Song (Comment on this)